Chapter 11

And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard² [those things], that he sent⁴ to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,

[And to] the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and [to] the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and [to] the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

And they went out,⁴ they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that [is] upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

And when all these kings were met together,¹¹ they came⁴ and pitched⁴ together at the waters of Merom, to fight⁹ against Israel.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Joshua, Be not afraid⁴ because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver⁶ them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough¹⁷ their horses, and burn⁴ their chariots with fire.

So Joshua came,⁴ and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell⁴ upon them.

And the LORD delivered⁴ them into the hand of Israel, who smote⁵⁵ them, and chased⁴ them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote⁵⁵ them, until they left⁵² them none remaining.

And Joshua did⁴ unto them as the LORD bade¹ him: he houghed¹⁴ their horses, and burnt¹ their chariots with fire.

And Joshua at that time turned back,⁴ and took⁴ Hazor, and smote⁵² the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

And they smote⁵⁵ all the souls that [were] therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying⁵³ [them]: there was not any left⁸ to breathe: and he burnt¹ Hazor with fire.

And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take,¹ and smote⁵⁵ them with the edge of the sword, [and] he utterly destroyed⁵² them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.¹⁴

But [as for] the cities that stood⁶ still in their strength, Israel burned¹ none of them, save Hazor only; [that] did Joshua burn.¹

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey¹ unto themselves; but every man they smote⁵² with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed⁵³ them, neither left⁵² they any to breathe.

As the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses his servant, so did Moses command¹⁴ Joshua, and so did¹ Joshua; he left nothing undone⁵² of all that the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses.

So Joshua took⁴ all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;

[Even] from the mount Halak, ²⁵¹⁰ that goeth up⁶ to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took,¹ and smote⁵⁵ them, and slew⁵⁵ them.

Joshua made¹ war a long time with all those kings.

There was not a city that made peace⁵² with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants⁶ of Gibeon: all [other] they took¹ in battle.

For it was of the LORD to harden¹⁵ their hearts, that they should come against² Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly,⁵³ [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy⁵³ them, as the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses.

And at that time came⁴ Joshua, and cut off⁵⁵ the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly⁵² with their cities.

There was none of the Anakims left⁸ in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.⁸

So Joshua took⁴ the whole land, according to all that the LORD said¹⁴ unto Moses; and Joshua gave⁴ it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested¹ from war.